CA CA - Sacramento, WhtFem Skeletal UP2369, 21-53, prior spinal fracture, Jul'00

[Romulus]

The Doe Network:
Hot Case 535


Unidentified White or Asian/Native Female

• The victim was discovered on July 31, 2000 in Sacramento, Sacramento County, California
• Estimated Date of Death: 2 to 5 years prior to discovery (1995-1998)
• Skeletal Remains

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Vital Statistics

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  [*]Estimated age: 22-40 years old
  [*]Skeletal Findings: An old fracture of lumbar vertebrae #2 and might have received medical care.
• Fingerprints: Not Available
• Dentals: Available
• DNA: Available

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Case History
Skeletal remains wrapped in an old blanket was located in the backyard of a vacant, downtown house on Capitol Avenue in Sacramento, California on July 31, 2000.Located by a work crew cleaning up the residence.

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Investigators
If you have any information about this case please contact:
Sacramento County Coroner's Office
916-874-9257
Email
You may remain anonymous when submitting information.

Agency Case Number:
Coroner: 00-3261NCIC Number:
U-630003495
Please refer to this number when contacting any agency with information regarding this case.

Source Information:
Sacramento County Coroner's Office

Namus
https://identifyus.org/en/cases/2369

 

[Romulus]

Address

https://www.google.it/maps/place/17...9fcb017331844d56!8m2!3d38.573928!4d-121.48441

 

[cvaldez1975]

right by rubicon brewery!

 

[cvaldez1975]

gina Garcia? last seen in downtown Stockton in 1996. she appears NA or Hispanic.

 

[cvaldez1975]

http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/s/seymour_tami.html

tami Seymour?

 

[Romulus]

gina Garcia? last seen in downtown Stockton in 1996. she appears NA or Hispanic.

Charley Project

http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/g/garcia_gina.html

 

[cvaldez1975]

lol sorry forgot to link it.

Charley Project

http://www.charleyproject.org/cases/g/garcia_gina.html

 

[Romulus]

1442UFCA

Doe Link

 

[digitective]

Two ruleouts:

• Doris Inzunza
• Patricia Schmidt

 

[Melt71]

Found in 2000 with a PMI of 2 years. So many missing women in CA that could be a match.

 

[BrownBear]

Third ruleout
Ylva Hagner #MP4493

 

[DS2021]

These remains were found less than 5 miles from where she was last seen

Teresa Marie Barbusca – The Charley Project

 

[heartanium]

One more rule out

Janie Coe #MP22516

 

[iulia]

Her NamUs page is down at the moment.

 

[iulia]

Gail Lenoar Cookson's profile was removed today. She went missing in 1984, a lot longer than this lady's PMI. The location and timing caught my eye, so I thought I'd mention it.

CA Thread 'CA - Gail Cookson, 35, Sacramento, March 1984'

Apr 7, 2018

[h=1]Gail Lenoar Cookson[/h]

Cookson, circa 1984

• Missing Since 03/01/1984
• Missing From Sacramento, California
• Classification Endangered Missing
• Date of Birth 10/31/1948 (69)
• Age 35 years old
• Height and Weight 5'2, 104 pounds
• Clothing/Jewelry Description A gray/black jacket and jeans.
• Distinguishing...

• Gardener1850
• Replies: 6
• Forum: 1980's Missing

 

[Otterly]

"1442UFCA discovered on July 31, 2000 in Sacramento, California has been identified per NamUs. No further information is available."

Located & Identified Persons

 

[iulia]

I think I found confirmation that Gail Cookson was indeed identified as UP2369. I found a recording of the Sacramento Board of Supervisors meeting which took place on February 25, 2025 where it states that Gail was found deceased in 2000 and her case was closed using DNA in February 2025 by Coroner Rosa Vega.

Sacramento County Board of Supervisors Meetings

agendanet.saccounty.gov

Sacramento County Board of Supervisors Meetings​

agendanet.saccounty.gov

4:44 PM Board Action: County Executive David Villanueva spoke on the Department of Human Assistance improving their application processing time, resulting in a reduction of backlogged applications and Coroner Rosa Vega closing a cold case through DNA matching.

There's a video of the meeting, her case is briefly discussed starting at about 4:32:55.

 

[victoriarobinson642]

I think I found confirmation that Gail Cookson was indeed identified as UP2369. I found a recording of the Sacramento Board of Supervisors meeting which took place on February 25, 2025 where it states that Gail was found deceased in 2000 and her case was closed using DNA in February 2025 by Coroner Rosa Vega.

Sacramento County Board of Supervisors Meetings

agendanet.saccounty.gov

Sacramento County Board of Supervisors Meetings​

agendanet.saccounty.gov

4:44 PM Board Action: County Executive David Villanueva spoke on the Department of Human Assistance improving their application processing time, resulting in a reduction of backlogged applications and Coroner Rosa Vega closing a cold case through DNA matching.

There's a video of the meeting, her case is briefly discussed starting at about 4:32:55.

Located & Identified Persons

Gail Lenoar Cookson (988DFCA) missing since March 01, 1984 from Sacramento, California. She was recovered in 2000 and ID'd by DNA in February 2025.